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WINNIPIJG, May 4 - (C?) _. Once upon a time, although only the cldsters can remember, hoc- key players used to put away their

tes when the snow vanished,

ow, the baseball season is well

Inder way before the last puck lg Iietted.

Tony (Winnipes Tribune) Allan points to the lengthy season as one o! his srsummts against the pro- Wlll by Frank Selke of Montreal Canadiena that the Memori i Cup final be turned into a bespqpmn, 53m"- IV! T")?! contention that things already are bad enough Wm‘ 191")“ “Sided in hockey well into May.

The National Hockey League lflfleslrfl Proposed that four games l” Pllyed in one part of the coun- "Y 1nd five in the other. But Alan, While stressing that he is con- vinced of Selke's sincerity in hog. key matters. thinks that "we should ,ieave well enough alone.”

Ions. Long Ago

A1"!- mwtionine that both Mmtnfl 3W1): and Brandon whfill? K1118! (the Memorial Cup contenders). have .‘.‘.";“...'Z1€..f‘i§"‘”§." "°" m"

< ea l t drawbacks. u pony o:

F" inflow. suppose teams from all“!!! 0nd Edmonton should reach the final.

let's any the Halifax team wins the first four in Halifax. This could leave only one more game its complete the final, yet the $115k ewgvunlscl be obliged to travel

across

mAnlifnl/on to stage ft.e mum m ~- -an counters Selke's nrgurrient - that the Royals are not getting an even break by being forced d; filly the entire series in the west -— by dissing into the past history 71.918)’ for the Memorial Cup.

i "Th! Fir/Pals are getting exuuy lie same deal any travelling team,

“"5 m’ "$11111. has received

m! Pilot." says Allan. "It is n, attor of record that, since the fir) final was inaugurated in 1910, _ e western team has gone east 20 “B108, while the edgLq-n fan" h.‘ “'3” "*0" 0H1? ll occasions.”

lllinlt Switch

" "If there are to be w! filling”.- "IIY! T011)’. "it seems to us time lamethins should be done to short. ‘n ‘hi’ 915?")! season — even if it ‘avleliflzgi’; tpl£dlge altlh best-of. u h bu“ “have.” 11¢ e final)

gliBaseball Standings

(Canadian Press)

American League Won Lost Pct - 800

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, New York 1g _ 3 _ ,- Cleveland 7 4 1335 ' Detroit 8 5 515 9 Chicago .. 3 7 533 l Philadelphia . a a 500 l‘ Boston 5 - 7 .452 ; > Washington 5 11 313

8t. Louis . 3 12 .200

Games Thursday: New York at Chicago; Boston at Cleveland; Philadelphia at Detroit; Washing- ton at St. Louis (N).

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International League

, Jersey City . 7 5 .583 '; Rochester 7 5 .583 sYracusa 6 5 .545 Toronto .. .6 6 500 Montreal 5 5 50g Baltimore 6 7 45g I Buffalo 5 6 .455 f Newark’ 3 5 333

Games Thursday: Jersey City at Rochester; Baltimore and Moni- real; only games.

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i .. 8 7 .533 .Cincinnati . .._.......... '1 7 .500 l Philadelphia . .. 8 8 .500 I St. Louis 6 7 .462 f Chicago 6 8 .429 i Pittsburgh . 8 9 .400 Games Thursday: St. Louis at

.- Philadelphia; Pittsburgh at New

f York; Cincinnati at Brooklyn; only ~ games.

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And Coleman ‘clsead Yankees To 10-5 fLTIVlCtOYY Over St.

Louis

(By The Canadian hens)

Phil Rimsio and Gerry Coleman led a io-htt Yankg attack as New York swept a two-gable American League series from St. Louis kowris 10-5 for Vic Raachfs fourth straight victory.

Washington Senators alugged out three home runs, owo in the ninth inning, to snare an 8-’! de- chion from (‘Rlicago White Sox and sweep a two-gems series.

Two home runs by Joe Gordon. one of them coupled with two other circuit blovws in the third inning, enabled the world champ- loin Cleveland Indians to score a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia Alh- lelics.

Right-handler Virgil Trucks of Detroit TlgPrs held the hard-hit- ting Boston Red Sox to three hits as he beat them 5-1 for his fourth straight triumph.

Rnschl settled dawn afln 0 bad first inning when the Browns banged out four hlls,, good for three runs. After that he never gave more than one hit an inning Ln pitching a l2-hitter.

Rlmuto drove in four runs with a homer and irwo singles. Coleman contributed a triple and two sing- -'les and Hank Bauer added a triple and smgie.

Jack Graham. the Browns’ first base moide, hit his fifth homer with one on in the first inning and Eddie Peliagrini homered in the seventh.

Emie Gmth, successor to start- er Marin-o Pleretti, pitched a home-run ball to Ed Stewart lead- ing off the ninth. This swat still left the Senators trailing, 7-0, but Mark Ohristman had the remedy for that.

With bwo out and Eddlg Rob- inson on first. Christmas-l swatted his third homer in three days to

give Walter Masterson. third Washington pitcher, his first i940 decision. ~

Chicago scored all its runs on six of eight hits in the fourth when Luke Appling singled for two before Cass Michaels hit a three-run homer, and Floyd Baker svrnaokod a two-run round-tripper.

The Cleveland barrage gave Geno Bearden his third straight victory of the season. Dick Fowler was the loser. He was replaced in the fourth inning by southpaw Alex Keilnar, who allowed the Tribe only bwo hits the rest of the way.

Hank Moleskin double in tihe first inning. driving in vwo men who had walked, gave the Ath- letics a head start.

But Gordon smacked his third hcnier of the season in the next inning, and Dale Mitchell tied it up as the Indiana came up in the third, by lashing out his first i-ound-trlpper of the season. Larry-- Dcby popped out and manager Lou Boudreau went out trying to stretch a single. Then came Gor- don's second homer of the day. First baseman Mickey Vernon fol- lowed with another four-base bloiw.

Trucks faced only 32 batters over the nine-inning routs and only Ted Williams gave him troub- le. Williams slammed his fourth homer of the season in the sev- enth inning and hit a single in the ninth.

Bill Goodman collected the oth- er Boston hit, a double in the fifth inning but he was cut dciwn trying i0 stretch it into a triple.

The Tigers pounded out l0 hits. all of them singles.

‘Ilhey got to Mickey Harris, Rcd Sox starting pitcher, for live runs and l4 hits before he left in the sixth inning.

Bowling

HOLY NAME ALLEYS

' Big Four League Finals

Old Timers:- E. Doucette .. .. 199 J. MacDonald .. Z05 145 145 C. McLean .. 184 254 296 H. Craswell 131 251

Rev. P. McMahon Total-31l6.

Alerts:-

Dr. L. Duffy __.. -115 106 304 E. J. Pineau .. 210 192 190 P. McQuald 168 114 1" P. Harley 357 191 13° n. Robin . -182. 1so 22s Tctal-2988.

High single Dr. L. Duffy 304 High three C. Mcbean 734. Points: Old Timers 4%; Alerts li-

Webb and Woods in (ilacelay Boui

(Iy The mnadisn Press)

canon BAY. w. a. my 4- mhweishts Danny Webb of ‘M- onto and Johnny woods allusion mast hers Saturday hid" ill I 1° -i-cund boxing bout.

Webb held the kitiaii Iksmire _ lbbowelght crown dufiii NI I405 | overseas with thffinadlail Arm!-

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About i5 or 20 of the senior ball players turned out for their first practice of the season at the Vic- toria Park diamond last evening

in the formation of a team to represent the City in the newly formed Maritime Border Baseball League with Summerside, Amherst and Sprlnghlll.

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Coach E51 MwcNeill, who will handle the team for the sponsor- ing Abegiweit Club, was on deck to put the boys through their paces in batting practice, fielding, and infield play, while at the same time a battery of pitchers were loosening up their hurling arms with s. few light throws. .

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Although it has been the first time out for most of the boys, they nevertheless showed plenty cf zip during their workout and weren't long in gating their eye in at the batting practice, with some tag- sing out some long ones to keep the boys on their toes at their out-field positions.

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Team Managers Johnny Williams and George Francis, both of the Abegweit Club, were also on hand to watch the boys in action, mak- ing the turnout a promising one right from the start. not only from the players point of view. but also from the Club sponsoring them, which indicates that all are enthusiastic over the Border Lea- gue set-up. which will contribute considerably in the future success of the team as a whole in the forthcoming League competitions. As far as ‘could be learned last night. the team will get in their second work-out of the week on Friday evening. at. s1‘: o'clock.

The seniors weren't the only ones to taike advantage of yesterday's fine weather, to get in some 171-9.. season practice, as some i!) to 26 midget players from Buck White's West End group also held a good work-out session on the some diamond yesterday afternoon, to let themselves in shape for the forthcoming City Midget League competitions which will be held this summer under the Depart- ment of Physical lritness,

More of the track and field artists from the local City Schools were also out at the Memorial Field again yesterday continuing their conditioning work-outs in prepamg. ion for the Acadia Relays which will be held at Wolfville the latter part of the month, and George Walters and Major Walter Smith were out with the boys to give them a few tips and pointers to get them off on the right foot right from the beginning.

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Vince “Lefty" McQuild, g top. notch pitcher in his own right a few Years back, is also doing his bit in bringing a lot of the City YOUXIBMBX’! ill! to scratch in their baseball technique during the p“; few weeks. In the last few days, in particular, Lefty has been cflwhins a group of some 30 to 25 boys ranging from 1o to 1'! Years of age at his own home in ithe East End of the City, in the HEIGQMQDLSB of pitching, catching, e .

161W. besides having a very colorful pictorial book. drawn up by himself,‘ illustrating the var-i. ous baseball techniques, has also developed a unique system of practical training which is really ailing over big with the young- sers.

O O O Breaking the bo * j of three, 110 ha; ragga , 0M Pitching and a third scoring on the pitched balls. Each boy WWI 35 bulls. and then they keep rotating until each has thrown, catched and scored on I bails, while in the meantime, Lefty him. self is keeping his gyq on m, Ioilps and Ilving than pointers, gawkinr up on their style. delivery, 0 0 0 "Pile boys m really cawhing on fast." X99011! lofty, and on talk- ing to some of the boys tlismsslysg, they are really keen on the work. outs and were all in accord with the feeling that they are gown; really worthwhile instruction out of the classes. 0 0 0 It is certainly meoixafiig to see so many of tbs boys as mu u their instructors so enthusiastic on thoir_ particular athletic endeavours at hand. and if things hop on at their present rats, it certainly looks like the City will b0 pro- duels: a fins crop of @453. admins who will

various ‘athletic endeavours, the future stars of tomorrow. _

vaisooovmt, i... s-(orl- Intiah Ccliisstlalis. who vots in

in an effort to get things rolling,

-owned by Angus MacDonald and ‘reined by Lloyd (Bunny) Walker

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

llalifax llamess Racing Results .

HALIFAX, May 4 — (OP) Three straight heat winners were feildred today at a harness rac- ing meet here sponsored by the Halifax Harness l-icrss Club. ~ flzirley Gay drove the pacer 1m: Vclo, owned by her father, Alex Gay, to victory in Class C over a field of five. Other winners were Laurie O'Brien‘: mare Colleen Adam in Class A, driven by Fergie Baxter ind Starlight Eclipse,

in Class B

SUMMARY

' Class A Calumet Adam (F. Baxter) l 1 1 Sister Henley (W. Carroll) 3 2 2 Jolly Harvester (F1. Baxter) 3 3 3 Winning owner: Laurie (TBrien, Sackville, NB.

Class B

Starlight Eclipse

(L. Walker)

Joe Direct (F. Baxter) The Baker (R. Kidney) Mitzi Bars (C. Connors) Winning owner: Angus Donald.

Class C

Tom Vole (S. Gay» i Doris Mercury (L. Wlalker) 2 Dell Gmttan (F. Baxter) 3 Spruce Gum (P. Kidney) 4 Darkey Tell (C. Hector) 5 Winning owner: Alex Gay.

Baseball

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Linescores

NATIONAL

Cincinnati 000 100 000-1 'f 0 Brooklyn 900 203 002-5 l0 0 Flox. Burkhart (6) Fanorvich ('l) and Howell; Hatters and Campan- ella.

(Xlicago 000 000 210-8 6 1 Boston 000 000 001-4 5 l

Leonard. Chlpmah (l) Kush (8) and Sdheiilng; Salli and Salloeld. I

Pittsburgh 000 010 030- 4 l5 0 New York 121 040 301-11 12 1 Bob Muncrief, Kirby Higbg (0), Hal Gregg (B) and Clyde McCul- laugh. Ed Hines-aid (6). 14m Jansen and Walker Cooper.

8t. hauls 000 100 103-5 10 2 Philadelphia 000003 Mx-‘i ‘I 2

Brazle, Wilks (8) Staley (8) and Rice Helntselman, 'i‘rinkle (9) and Semlnlck.

AMERICAN

Boston 000 C(30- 100-1 8 3

Detroit 011 003 00x—5 15 0 Hn-rrll. Riolbigison (B) Swill)! (8)

and Butts; Trudks and Swift.

024 200 200-10 1i! 0 Si. Louis 300 000 101- 5 12 3

Rasohi and Berra; Kennedy. Shore (4) Savage (ll) and lnllar.

Philadelphia 000000001-3 i5 0 Cleveland 013 000 00x-| 11 0 Dick Fowler. Alex Kellner (4) and Mike Guerra. Gene Bearded. ‘Al Benton (0) 0nd Jim Hell"!-

000 000 iii-l l1 0 000 700 000-‘! 0 0

Sid Hudson. Mllto Candini (b), Walt Maslcrson (8) and El Evans. Marine Pieretti. Ernest Grcth (ll) and Joe Tinton.

INTERNATIONAL

m; on 00s 000-4 l1 I Buffalo l0! 000 ion-o ll 0

Hetkl and liamanmo; Harris. Al- oma (4) Silvern-ien (l) and Tob- acheck.

Jerley City 000000110-4 B I

New York

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itoelisster 000 0111 oss-s 6 S Smith and Westrum: Bokelman

and Budia.

Baltimore 010 000 000- l 0 s

Montreal 000 $0 llx-ll ll i

Stephens, runs (s). Oimiilk (0) and Manciuo. 1mm and At- well.

Capitals Retain Lease On Hockey Life By Beating Senators 6-3

. MAY s, W 1949

By Lorne Brood

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TORONTO. May 4 - (OP) —: Regina Capitals prolonged the Allan Cup finals by defeating Ottawa Senators 6-3 here tonight as rookie goalie Bev Bentley turned in a magnificent game for the Western champions. Senators, who won the first three l games, had s margin on territorial . play tonight but failed to beat‘ Bentley often enough as the lethargic Caps scrambled through the game. j Fifth game of the best-ol-seven series is scheduled for Ottawa Saturday night, but this will not! be definite until tomorrow at least. I Red Tilson and Ab McDonald each fired a. pair of goals for Regina while veterans Mel Hill and Bill Kyle got the others for the Westerners. Otts/wa marksmen were Eddie llimberg, Emile Dagenals and Stu Smith. i Regina, far below the form they, displayed in winning the Western‘ Canada league title, were cheered by a crowd of 5,885. The small st- tendance was probably due in parti

ional League baseball at Toronto! witnessed by a record crowd of

more than 2i,000. I Art Somers’ Ca-ps were never be- hind — something new for i-iwm in this series. Regina got the iE-t

goal of the gal-he and were tied l-l l at the end of the first period. Caps I led 8-2 at the end of the second

and ou-tsccxed Senators 3-1 in thei final 30 minutes.

After the game, George Dudley

of Midland, 0nt., secretary of the

Canadian Amateur Hockey Assocl-l ation, went into a huddle with" Cliff

Ehrle, manager of the Regina tesnhi "As far as the C A H A. is con- cerned the next game will -be play- ed in Ottawa," Dudley said in an; interview.

He quoted Ehrle as saying that

Regina would stay in Toronto for. the fifth game at Maple Leaf, Gardens Saturday. | '_"“'— l

Aclive Camping . “Y"~Season Planned f

At a meeting of the Y.M.C.A i Holland Cove comp Committee lsstf night plans were laid for an active camping season. A schedule of camping periods was drawn up for Y.M.C.A. camping activities to mend throughout July and Aug-

A training course for Y.M.C.A. camp counselors will be conducted on the camp site June 30-July 4. Junior boys (9-11) will camp from July fi-July 10. Boys (12-14) will cnznp July 21-August 4. A sponsor- ed camp for boys (10-14) will cp- erate August 15-August 19. A Y.M.C. A. camp for younger girls will be conducted August 19-August 29. Several weekend camps for young people in Y.M.C.A. groups will be conducted in the months of May. June and September.

Jack Pearse Y.M.C.A. Boys‘ Work Secretary will direct the camp periods for boys. Ivan Rdb- inson will join the staff for his third year as program director. Paul Cudmore will be the water-

to the opening today of Internat- . b

Sport Echoes \ From ' ' Prince Bounty

m g0od~os ill, Sunzmerside has entered a team in the Maritime Border League. The Curran 8: Brikas aggregation will play in a league with ' Charlottetown. Am- herst, Sprlnghlll and probably St. Joseph. The league will go under the "Senior B" laibel, and the win- ner will probably play off with the winner of a "Senior A'“ loop. Par- ticipation in this league will put us beyond thdpale of the inter- mediates, but it is hoped that the best intermediate teams in the two mainland provinces will follow the lead of the Maritime Border loop and come info the “Senior B" category, if not this season, then in the playing season of 1950 After all, the intermediate tag snlaoks of inferiority-and we believe both Charlottetown and Srilmmerslde have been playing a caliber of ball that can well be.tei;med "senior".

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1f Slammer-side ever intended to retire from- the intermediate class, this is the ideal year for it. They will b0 retiring like Joe L0uls him- self, the undefeated champions of intermediate baseball, and that is something they can always look ads to with pride. Then again, with Charlottetown out of the in- termediate contention. had Sum- merside chosen to remain in the lower division, they would get no mmpetltion until late in September or even as late as October, except exhibition games. With this Senior B league functioning, Summerside fans are assured of league com- petition of a high caliber all through June, July and August, the months when basdiall is really enjoyable to ism in this country of short sum-

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1n view of what appeared in the press a few days ago with regard to

lSu-nccnerside’: allowing Sunday ball

we think it is only fair to the towri to explain that this news release was not quite accurate. The Sum- lnerslde authorities do not permit Sunday baseball, at least not on the diamond in the residential part of the town. What this news brief should have said was that the Cur- ran s: Briggs learn would be able

l to play home games on Sunday be-

cause of the prospect of playing grounds outside the limits of the tOWTl .

There is considerable ironfusion as to Just what is going to be the set- up of baseball in Summerslde this year. Because of the withdrawal of the Curran 8t Briggs players from participation in the Town League. it is still not clear whether the local loop will function at all this summer. Personally. we hope it does, and we think that then is‘ ample baseball material at the local R..C.A.F.'station and in the town to make enough teams to keep the league not only functioning, but flourishing as well. The fact that the standard of play may be a bit lower than last year will not make too much difference if the teams are evenly matched and the com- petition is keep, '

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The real danger in Summerslde this year is that the leaders who do not see eye to eye with one another regardi what ls- for the best in- terests o baseball in the town may fail to co-operate, with the result that friction may develop which